Lorina Marshall-Blake and the IBX Foundation team wearing red in support of American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign.
Like many people, some days I’m so busy, it seems I barely have time to breathe. But every day, I take 15 minutes just for myself to walk one mile on the treadmill....

Helen Furlow (sitting, second from left) and a team of Blue Crew volunteers participate in the Philly Reads Book Repository Clean-up during the 2017 Martin Luther King Day of Service.
Helen Furlow, Senior Administrative Assistant
Years on the Blue Crew Advisory Board: 2
Sometimes it’s the simplest things that take our lives in new directions — things like a handful of unsharpened pencils....

Tajuana Brooks-Lane (right) with fellow Blue Crew volunteer Amanda Blumenthal.
Have you ever thought about volunteering, but something — shyness, lack of time, not knowing where to start — held you back? Read on for inspiration from Blue Crew Advisory Board member Tajuana Brooks-Lane, whose passion for volunteering will help you get in the game of giving back....

As busy as you are, you’re probably not going to cook for 40 people when you get home tonight. But that’s what Koreana Iman-Sample, product manager for AmeriHealth New Jersey, does every month, after commuting an hour and 15 minutes from her office in Cranbury to her home in South Jersey.
“It’s kind of hard to juggle between hectic work schedules and projects,” she tells us,...

Dannielle Frierson (2nd from right) is pictured with her IBX colleagues at the Alzheimer’s Walk.
For Dannielle Frierson, a Blue Crew volunteer for more than 15 years, volunteering is all about the personal connection, “Life touches us in so many ways and gives us the opportunity to get involved and give to a cause that is close and personal.”
For Dannielle,...

Independence Blue Cross Convenes Partnerships with Purpose Conference

On November 1, Independence Blue Cross (Independence) convened a national conference, Partnerships with Purpose, aimed at exploring the power of collaboration to drive positive community impact. The conference brought together leaders from business, health care, nonprofit, education, and government to discuss opportunities for strong, more innovative partnerships that improve the health and well-being of our communities....

Jeanie Heffernan hard at work with Rebuilding Together Philadelphia
Not everyone finds their happy place between pushing a pen and swinging a hammer, but Jeanie Heffernan has. For nearly 15 years, the Chief Human Resources Officer has been volunteering with Rebuilding Together Philadelphia, which provides low-income or disabled homeowners with health-focused home improvements....

Blue Crew volunteers are raising readers as tutors, mentors, and friends to first graders participating in the Philadelphia Reads Power Partners program.
In first grade, I had a book buddy named Heather. I looked forward to seeing Heather every week when she came to Miss Keim’s classroom to read to me.
I wanted to practice very hard at home so I could show her how much I’d learned....

Judith Rodriguez-Negron (back row, second from left) leads a team of Blue Crew volunteers in cooking, setting up, and serving a special meal celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month for residents at the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House on Erie Avenue.
For Blue Crew volunteer Judith Rodriguez-Negron, planning, preparing, and serving a monthly dinner for the families staying at the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House on Erie Avenue is a win-win....